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Perhaps the worst part which isn't mentioned in this video is how abruptly the game ends. There's no buildup, it just feels like another routine mission. Then suddenly it's credits rolling. Like "wait that was the finale? That was the last mission?"
Black Ops 1 & 2 had some of the most bombastic and awesome final campaign missions. Going all out at the end should be a staple in the COD campaigns. MW3 really sucked.
@@prohibitions1571not to mention in Blops2 the story had different paths and endings. That's forever the best CoD.aprt from OG CoDs like finest hour and Big Red One lol
I am a campaign player, so its saddens me when they don't give us gamers that love. I have enjoyed the COD franchise campaigns for years. I do agree with you, I hope they give us more love on the next one. Thank you for your content!
I will never pay 70 dollar for a game thats a trash DLC. Not to mention they ran out of ideas and repeated history with a trash campaign. I was as well a campaign player but the way mainstream gaming developers are going, i cant sit here and pay 70 dollars for games that are made to be graphical upgrades to little to no story thats actually good to play. A few years ago i used to work with a dude who told me he had 1200 dollars put into his fortnite account. Thats enough to rebuy every game ive ever played.
Call of Duty campaigns were legendary and used to be a gateway drug to dive into the multiplayer. This was a clear indication of their departure from that model and it's so sad to see
Exactly. Back in the day the campaign was the experience you paid for, and the multiplayer was almost an expansion to that single player campaign for those who wanted to keep playing. Now its just lazy ass filler basically as an ad for multiplayer and the main drive is MP because its stuffed to hell with microtransactions. I always looked forward to the campaigns, but this year Im not even going to try it. So fucking disappointed
Bro, I don't know how you can think the second MW3 in a 20 game series is where any sort of "departure" happened. People argued this series departed 9 years ago when booster jet packs found their way in, 10 years ago when "realistic fish" were the only selling point in Ghosts, and even 12 years ago when the original MW3 dissapointed everyone as a carbon copy of MW2. They have 20 years of COD to try to innovate from and its been a crapshoot on what they hit each year. They'll randomly go back to the model you like next year and find another part ruin as well. It's the call of duty cycle.
Man, this is disappointing, but not surprising. I miss where the campaign WAS the priority and multiplayer was a great bonus. I grew up playing the original MWs 1-3 back in 2007-2011 and bought it mainly for the campaign, then multiplayer. The 2019 MW remake restored my faith in COD - you can tell that this particular dev team was really passionate about their work and remaking a classic COD. The '22 MW2 was short but okay, and now this game looked rushed the campaign and feels like a cash grab. Again, not a surprise... but Activision doesn't seem to care for or respect any of their consumers. Instead, they only focus on DLCs like Battle Passes, Nikki Minaj skins, and ridiculous-looking alien guns, NOT a compelling story.
@@Gatorade69 Yeah, they should have done it as a DLC. It's a slap in the face to their consumers to demand the full price of $70 while offering an equivalent amount of content as a $20 DLC.
I love the work you guys do. These before you buy videos have helped me make informed decisions on how I can spend my game budget. You guys always tell it like it is and I trust what you guys have to say. Good job.
i completed it, on normal difficulty. my main takeaway was every mission felt like "here you go, take on 87 enemies as one person" even if you had a (frankly useless) squadmate... and yeah i agree with you it felt half assed, mostly because single player is not their moneymaker
They are spending a lot on marketing. Looks like they know it needs the marketing. I hope it bombs personally. So they can actually step it up and not half as s it.
Hoo rahhh…. Bomb hits and the fence rattles while lined up in the jeeps at the very start mw2 before going through the town and into the school. Then the skeleton IW gave us shaking fences in Ghosts like it was revolutionary 8 years later. Did enjoy Ghosts not gonna lie. But it’s a down and out franchise apart from the odd 3arc game.
MW1 and MW2 campaigns are great, but i think MW2 camapigns is better than MW1 campaign, and is also better in veteran because you don't have infinite enemy respaw
Just recently played the MW (2019) campaign and enjoyed it a lot. The way it ended got me excited to play the next one but have not got to it yet. It is disappointing to hear that they are not putting the effort into making the campaign's great. I haven't played call of Duty since the original Black Ops in (2010) which was amazing. Just wish they gave use campaigns like MW2 (2009) and Black Ops (2010) again.
There are a lot of good CoD campaigns from the series' height. Black Ops 2 is just as great as the first Black Ops, and it also has some new ideas such as the only one with multiple endings and player choice. It also has a sort of FPS/RTS hybrid game mode where failing those missions actually affects the story outcome. I also think the PS4 era games are good and rather underrated, just because people were burned out of the same yearly formula and didn't care about CoD in general anymore. But going back, they were actually some of the more innovative titles. Advanced Warfare's multiplayer is arguably the best of any CoD. Black Ops 3 had lots of cool new sci-fi abilities in the campaign. I haven't played Infinite Warfare, but fan consensus today is that it was unfairly hated before it came out and actually is good. (That was the same year as Doom 2016, Battlefield 1, and Titanfall 2).
Black Ops sucked, one of my least favourite campaigns and I've played all of them up to WW2 (a little behind because price just for a 5 hour campaign). But let me tell you, you are MISSING OUT. Black Ops III is not only a fantastic COD campaign, it is also straight up one of the best cyberpunk FPS games ever made.
The worst thing is not the campaign itself. The worst part is that they charged FULL PRICE for what it was initially intended to be sold as an ADD-ON. And we can definitely tell that’s what it is.
fully agree with you, i miss sitting down for 12+ hours and having 30 missions that felt like i was a charcter in a mini series of badass GIjoe movies.
That never happened so you can't miss it. No COD campaign has been over 10 hours, I've played all of them. Probably average 6-7 hours, longer for the old pre-MW games. What a damn slap in the face this is though.
This is exactly why I watch you. The honesty is perfect I was in the fence , now I know for sure it's not worth the $70 . I don't do much online . Your review was perfect, to a T of all the questions I would have asked. Thank you very much.
@@jordanmorrissy665 to be fair its no the developers fault. this was supposed to be A DLC for MW II but then the upper management decided they wanted to make it a seperate game so they can slap a higher price on it instead of a 30 dollar DLC. they told the devs to rush it harder and release it as a seperate game ASAP.
I feel like they should've develop the next games as prequel to the old ones, they have the story right there: * Develop the enmity between Makarov and Price. * Develop what they already shown about Shepherd (His motivation to bend rules and do what is necessary to not leave loose ends) which really impacts on the Estate Mission on mw2 (old one). * Develop the friendship link between everyone on the TF-141. * Develop why Price was so enraged when McTavish was killed on MW3 (old one), maybe he took him as his right arm in some missions (to put it as example). * Develop the Ghost character with some Lone Wolf Missions, some backstory why he never removes his mask off (somebody close to him died because he was compromised or something like that. * And return to the linear storyline, I feel it was way more challenging Veteran Difficulty in the previous games, and way more exciting since you get submerged in the action, not just firing at stupid AI. Just saying, I had to ask for a refund on this game because of the level of dissapointment I had from it.
Reading this got me hyped to go play all the campaign's for this stuff....then came back to the realization...they don't exist.. HUGE missed opportunity for story/world building.. but I thank you for bringing all this up so I can imagine what could have been. I guess we have to use our own imagination to fill in the blanks, and what we come up with is our story...
@@codyheaton8750 Yeah man, IDK why it's so hard to them to develop the sea of ideas there are to create great campaigns, I guess they are only interested on doing half the job and get earnings fast. Truly sad.
@@ttvchamixir9672 the reasoning behind half assing, is cuz the campaign doesn't bring reoccurring money. Multiplayer and even more so Warzone is what they care about cuz they can milk money out of those. It's more about getting money than player experience. Gaming as a whole has changed and it's all because microtransactions. Companies now know they can make WAAYY more money by doing basic games and then selling cosmetics within...and no matter what, people will buy it.. Even when 1,000 people don't, there are a 10,000 that do.. People don't realize that we, the consumer, can control the market. If we all stop buying the $20-30 bundles, they will make them cheaper, (so they sell) and they will return to how like DLC's used to be ($2-10). DLC's back then were basically microtransactions before they became a real thing...but they weren't counted on as the money maker nor the real attraction to the game. The gaming business model that was once about the player experience, no longer exists..
@@codyheaton8750 great analysis, that's so true, player experience has change completely because of those micro-transactions. Well I think this leaves us with playing another rich story game, something with content.
I'm a campaign guy myself. Never play MP, but I usually enjoy a couple playthroughs of the campaigns. Was kinda looking forward to this one with how the last one ended. It's a shame (disgrace) with what they released instead. This will be the first COD campaign I'll never play unless I find it cheap on eBay or something. Will only buy secondhand. Not giving them the purchase.
Ima campaign guy too I hardly ever play MP. I was so excited for this to come out but after hearing this I can’t see myself paying for a 4 hour campaign 🤦🏾♂️
I'm exactly the same way, only play campaigns. I pre-ordered this because of the hype with RU-vidrs speculating on what was going to be in it and how amazing it was going to be. I played it and hated it and ended up trying to get a refund on steam. They actually did give me a refund so there's that at least. But yeah highly disappointed in this campaign, MW 2019 was awesome and really had so much potential
What’s crazy about this review is that I’m a 47 year old lifetime gamer. It’s amazing to see how far video games have come in my lifetime. Call Of Duty is a staple in my life, I’ve played them all, campaigns & multiplayer. Not big on warzone & I think that’s because let’s face it I’m old & it’s the old dog new tricks syndrome. I have two young adult kids ages 26 & 21 & I raised them on online gaming. I divorced when they were young & I used online gaming as a way to keep the bond with my children during the early co parenting years. Call Of Duty was where we spent the most time. On weekends when they were at my house we’d play & loved it. But today it’s not the same, my kids are older & they still game just as strongly but they’re off to other gaming franchises & I still get excited for the new CoD every fall/winter. Today sadly, I play alone. They don’t even own a CoD & haven’t in years. So I get where you’re coming from but I don’t know, maybe this my way of holding on to the past because I thoroughly enjoyed this campaign. I play on the hardest difficulty so that made it a lot more challenging & though it was short I stretched it out to about a week & a half as my work & life demands would allow me to give it the time I would’ve in the past. The graphics & gameplay was dope to me. I even got engaged in the story. I’m on to multiplayer now & it’s just as cool. So all that being said, maybe it’s an old man thing. If so, I hope they never stop producing them because I can’t do Fortnite. 🤣🤣🤣
The open combat missions maybe had potential but it feels like they did 10% of the work and just figured it was good enough and shipped it out like that. There's a couple cool missions like the snowy one and maybe the tunnel bomb, but those are abruptly sandwiched with open combat missions that immediately rip you out of any tension the cool missions started
Agreed. They struck gold with MW19 but handled it like a college essay where you don't know where to go with the idea to develop it further; getting progressively worse with each new MW.
2019 had a good campaign but other than that was straight up dog shit. 2019 had one of the top 4 worst multiplayers and map selection in cod history. I’ve noticed only noobs who never touched the original Cods like MW2019, because they camp all day with claymores
@@jaweel6205 Well yeah, but there is 0 improvement upon 2019, that's why I said it's interesting how far the new MW series has fallen. The campaign in 2019 is one of the best CoD campaigns ever, MP had a lot of room for improvement.
This why I keep my 360 and my old COD copies. Played the original BLOPS the other day. Still so good. I also played World at War and that still holds up as well.
I loved mw2019, it was an actually good COD which we hadnt had for years, thats what happends when the devs are actually allowed to make something cool.
Personally, I think it's not a devs issue. It's a writer issue. They don't want to invest in writers, that's why they took the approach toward open combat missions.
I really enjoyed the campaign. I played on Veteran. It felt a bit like Hitman or MGSV but in CoD gameplay wise. And I enjoyed the hidden unblockable loadout in the missions.
I think you are right! I really do not want the single player campaigns to die off like black ops have chosen to do. Some have been fun stories and gameplay to sink your teeth into. That and the technical prowess these games display 120fps/4k fantastic visuals.
I think you should've touch more on how leaks earlier in the year pretty much confirms this was destined to be a DLC, including the classic maps; but clearly Activision decided to put a big pricetag on it somewhere along the way and it got repurposed. The open combat missions are so disconnected from the rest of the game and uses so much Warzone/DMZ content that you can clearly tell they're there to fill up time for the obviously short DLC campaign. Heck even JackFrags, a popular COD RU-vidr of old just made an edit that shortens the whole campaign in a 30 minute video, with better scene and score placement than the game itself lol
@@brendonbalow6488"Ive* been bamboozled" is what you actually meant. At this point you can't blame Activision when fanboys are the reason cod is consistently one of the most purchased games of the year. They've put out 1 good cod since black ops 3, it's pretty obvious at this point they aren't ever going to improve it because they don't need to, so just stop giving them your money
Thanks for reviewing the campaign Jake. Saved me a few wasted hours. This sounds really awful, and I am right there with you as a player that usually plays every single CoD campaign, every year. Ever since CoD 2 blew my mind, I have always hoped for more like that and very rarely it still happens.
Yeah like where are those Epic Awesome moments that you always will remember. Like remember Point de hoc from CoD 2 I was blown away when there are literally 100 Friendly and 200 Enemies in your screen at 60 FPS
As an old school cod fan I gave up in 2019 and now I realize these games aren’t made for me anymore if you are still buying cod for the campaign you’re playing yourself. Activision could care less if the campaign sucks as long as the mp sells. Also the casual gamer couldn’t care less about the campaigns anymore we are actually the small group who care about the campaign
This was originally planned to be a DLC for MW2 and knowing that, it makes so much sense. The fact that they decided to make it standalone and slap a $70 price tag on it is the real slap in the face.
The Zombies mode is also going to be, surprise, a repurposed version of Warzone. Oh, and all the multiplayer maps are from old games. $70 is a bit crazy to me for an offering like this, especially with all the other amazing titles available this year. Appreciate you though Jake 👊
I remember around the Black Ops 1 era there were more people that bought the game and never touched the multiplayer than people who did do multiplayer. Wonder if those people are still sticking around.
On the PS3 MW3 it started off in New York City. I remember fighting through Germany as well. Blew me away. As well as a survival mode that was endless fun
Oh Jake, it was definitely time they didn't have enough of. Even before the Microsoft buyout, Activision had more than enough money to make this campaign legendary. They just banked on the name to drive sales. CoD is turning into the Madden of FPSs
Figures it would suck. Both Call of Duty and Battlefield have completely disregarded what made their games great and what their fans actually want. Neither franchise has produced a decent game in YEARS!
Really really hope the devs are taking notes. I was so disappointed when I was finally getting into the campaign, and then it ends out of absolutely nowhere.
The Open ended missions felt like the team realized that they weren't going to finish the campaign on time and added them mid development, don't get me wrong if they would've put 1 open ended mission like the past campaign of MW II it would've been good. Regarding Makarov it didn't felt like the old one and I know this is a reboot but this version felt like it needed something more.
Just finished playing through CoD4 remastered again and man i wish we could have more fun campaigns like that! Just make a CoD game that has all the campaigns in one place and i'm home!
On the same page Jake. I also only play the single player COD campaigns and I really loved the reboot MW1 and MW2 for me really upped the ante. I was really looking forward to this MW3 where Makarov shows up and all hell breaks loose. Then to get a half baked game that feels like at most DLC of MW2 is just disappointing 😑.
The problem is that they demonstrated that they can make good missions. Frozen Tundra was great, you had the whole team together and it really did feel like a classic mission. Flashpoint was good too. The campaign had so many “weapons free” missions that were so boring for a solo to do, they would have been much better suited for coop play. It seems like somewhere along the way that the developers were told to rush it and the solution was to make half the levels open combat
Booting up Black Ops on Christmas Day and seeing all my friends online is my millennial happy place. I can’t shame COD bc it’s given me some of my most nostalgic gaming memories. Wish I could look forward to that again :/
The campaign is one of the best parts of call of duty games. It doesn’t feel like a complete experience without it. It’s one of the most replayable parts long-term, especially once they stop supporting the multiplayer lobbies and hackers are everywhere.
I've played every CoD campaign as well. I usually really like that annual run through the cheesy, bombastic CoD campaign. Then jumping into a few matches of multiplayer and then moving on to something else. Shame this one dropped the ball so hard. Guess this will be a much, much later purchase when its like $10-$15 used.
Bro don't even bother buying the game, just wait for it to come to Game Pass next year. Microsoft just bought Activision so all CoD games will come to Game Pass next year.
Bro. I'm with you here. I always play new COD campaings (usually only try MP) and really enjoy them. Well there are few that I did not enjoy that much but this one, I don't bother to buy even on sale. Really shame if this is future of COD campaings.
I was excited for the weapons open missions cause I assumed that it was gonna be like the mission Alone and Ghost Team and the Ghilie mission from MW2 but those were cool and still had a story being told MW3 had a complete the task leave nothing Else maybe a few dialogues in between but that’s it
Part of the campaign in the cod4 to mw3 campaigns was that it was linear. Its a not a free roam misson its an actual mission. I could be wrong but the closest thing to this new one is burger Town from mw2. It was like avoid that go here hold that. Thats what you do online. I like the idea of being kinda free but its also restricted. To me it reminds me of far cry a alittle. The original mws would let you stray off a tiny bit but it was very good at putting you in the monent
This is very strange. For years; hell FOR DECADES people have been complaining that the series' greatest flaw is the highly restricted, on-rails linear shooter with no player freedom. Now people are begging for it? It's not that the old formula was without its problems. It's just the new game failed in execution.
Imagine they listened to the audience, and dropped it to $40 while refunding those who paid full price. Boy, would they be a great recovery move by Activision. Of course, that won’t happen
this isn't the first video I have seen about this topic so Im glad i have been watching some of the reviews before buying the new cod ( thanks to you guys... saving me money for something better and more engaging) I have seen the way cod has shifted, there used to be a true DEDICATED campaign where the story was given in true form,then expanded by the multiplayer...not the other way around. so sad how cod has fallen. Im not a warzone player ( just not my taste) so the fact people are saying it just feels like a mini warzone ( which im sure thats what Activision wanted anyway as thats how they see the market now a days) is sad as ...once again...Activision has not been listing to their fan base and only chasing the bag.
It’s really sad to see cod campaigns dying like this and a lot of people saying they should die. They’re iconic and immersive. I love narrative I love feeling like that character and going on that adventure
Back then we cried foul when the AW campaign was only 5 hours long, but 2 hours is really taking the piss. The weapons free missions reek of asset flip games
Bo3 was confusing and completely disconnected from the bo universe but it's not the worse campaign we've had Imo. Every sledgehammer campaign has been complete dog shit
@@Valkinsennat least Ghosts did everything what MW2 2009 and MW3 2011 did but better besides the Story other than that Ghosts has a really long campaign it had 18 Missions
I’m with ya: multiplayer’s cool, but the single-player campaigns (and, I think, old split-screen of sitting on the couch, ordering a pizza, and just hanging with your best friend) is where it’s really at-fun adventures or local-multiplayer with friendly faces around. :)
It took me about 9 hours to complete the MW2 campaign. It was the first COD game I played and so far haven’t played any other COD games, but I did quickly get attached to the lore. At the end, I was wondering who Makarov was. It kept me curious and hype for MW3. But now, knowing that I could complete MW3’s campaign within 4 hours, (which is roughly less than some pixelated games I’ve seen, I’m not kidding), I am really disappointed. I’ve seen people talking about how short it was, but I never knew it was like 4 hours. I was thinking maybe 6-8 hours. Also, I don’t focus on multiplayer. I’m interested in the story. Sometimes I do log onto multiplayer if I’m bored but other than that I’m not very active on it. I’m about to go play MW2 multiplayer.
7:59 i feel this... as someone who was a fan of the classic COD MW... i'm no longer sure who are their target demographics selling these considering the premium price of the game
I played COD for over a decade and only jumped back into MW2 to bind with my sister. I got really into it. The campaign was pretty great and then they announced MW3. It was way too fast. Mw2 brought my faith back in the franchise but wtf is mw3? Why....?
Modern warfare 2 brought your confidence back Jesus your standards must be low The campaign was okay at best and the multiplayer was absolutely god awful
Why? Because people give them money for it. The COD brand is so popular at this point they could sell gamers a COD themed wet paper towel and they'd pay $25 for the privilege.
I think you should have brought up the fact that it feels this way is because this was supposed to be a DLC for MW2 but turned into a full game which would explain the feeling of being rushed
Almost eight years I've been following this channel. This game is an absolute dumpster fire, yet you kept it objective and didn't let that keep you from doing your job. The amount of respect I have for you guys is immeasurable
I'm very disappointed and sad at the same time. COD is my favourite game series only because of their iconic campaigns. But it looks like no one cares about them now... Every single person I know in COD community got in love with this franchise because of the awesome story and action filled campaigns. Back then we were waiting and eagerly giving $60 and more for those masterpieces. But today all of us understand that they are just snatching money from us, and not even making any masterpieces. Gaming is Dying, or at least COD is Dying 😢
Play this game until the free weapons missions showed up... Could not believe this is a $70 standalone game and not some free DLC, thank God I got this out of the library 😂
